Safeguarding in Social Care Training Course
Buying more than 10 courses?
Our volume discounts are perfect for training teams, you can mix and match most of our courses to make a saving on your order!
10% off orders of 10 or more courses
20% off orders of 25 or more courses
30% off orders of 50 or more courses
40% off orders of 100 or more courses
For those working in a social care environment it is vital to understand the importance and principles of safeguarding and the role staff play in it. The online training course includes information on how to safeguard children, young people and adults by covering several different topics and is essential training for those working in social care.
Course Level: Intermediate
Duration: 15-16 Hours
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Description
Anyone working in a social care environment needs to understand their own responsibilities when it comes to safeguarding in their work setting.
This course introduces learners to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults in the social care environment.
This course introduces safeguarding as a topic, covering jargon, legislation, multi-agency working and best practice, as well as how to identify the signs and symptoms of the different types of abuse and what you should do if you suspect a vulnerable individual is being abused or if they disclose abuse. The core content also covers national and local context, whistleblowing, record-keeping and reporting, and focuses on your role and what you can do to recognise and reduce the likelihood of abuse. The course also covers the following topics, which are specific to safeguarding in a social care setting:
- What 'dignity in care' means for adults and children, and how to promote it
- Dignity, human rights and equality
- Understanding mental capacity and the principles and code of practice of the Mental Capacity Act
- Assessing mental capacity and making best interest decisions
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards
- Information sharing, confidentiality and consent
- Person-centred care, personhood and individuality
- Person-centred care – thinking and planning, positive risk-taking and active participation
- How to use effective supervision in practice
- Pressure care
- Causes, symptoms and impacts of the different types of dementia
- Early diagnosis and living well with dementia
- Supporting someone with dementia
- Risk factors for domestic abuse
- The Power and Control Wheel and the impact of domestic abuse on children and vulnerable adults
- Key principles for helping victims of domestic abuse and the MARAC process
The course also includes challenges for learners to check their understanding as the course proceeds, plus interactive infographics and scenarios to illustrate the points being made.
Legislation covered in this course includes:
- Human Rights Act 1998
- The Equality Act 2010
- The Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (to be replaced with Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019)
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948
- Equality Act 2010
- The Children and Families Act 2014
What you'll learn
- Explain the importance of multi-agency cooperation
- Define safeguarding in respect to adults and in respect to children and young people
- Describe what you need to do if a vulnerable adult or child makes a disclosure or if you suspect abuse
- List the signs and symptoms of the different types of abuse and list the ways in which you can reduce the risk of abuse
- Explain what is meant by dignity and outline how to promote an individual’s dignity
- Explain what confidentiality and consent are
- Outline person-centred values and how these can be followed in practice
- Identify the signs and symptoms of dementia in all its types and outline the impact of dementia
- Outline why it is important to assess mental capacity and understand how to carry out an assessment
- Describe the impact and effects of domestic abuse and outline the behaviours displayed by an abusive person
- Describe best practices for supporting those experiencing domestic abuse
Suitable for
- Social Workers
- Youth Workers
- Probation Worker
- Care Worker
- Councillor
Certification
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
After you have completed your purchase, you will be able to access your training straight away!
When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.
Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
Recent Reviews
11th September 2026
Staff were very helpful when I needed…
Staff were very helpful when I needed to transfer the training to someone else.
11th September 2026
It was a good and challenging
It was a good and challenging, there were different questions asked that were not on the last time I took it.
11th September 2026
easy to understand
easy to understand
11th September 2026
A well constructed course
A well constructed course which was both instructive & thought provoking. Its design made it easy to follow & encouraged learning.
10th September 2026
Excellent customer service
Excellent customer service from start to finish. The process was easy to follow, the instructions were clear, and the training platform was straightforward to use. I’d definitely recommend them.
10th September 2026
food safety
good course
9th September 2026
Educating Me
Very easy to understand. Each module was clear and explained well. The time doing the course went quickly.
8th September 2026
Very good layout
Very good layout, and very interactive
6th September 2026
A good guide for someone embarking on…
A good guide for someone embarking on fire prevention in the workplace and steps to take with regard to fire drills.
6th September 2026
Good quality training
Good quality training
Excellent
4.8 out of 5
16452 Reviews on
)
)
)
)
)
)